The Trump administration has frozen $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard University and is seeking to exert control over hiring, impose reforms, block certain foreign students, and potentially revoke its tax-exempt status. Legal justifications for these actions have been muddled and stretched, leading to concerns about due process and the legitimacy of the administration's actions. Experts argue that the broad vendetta against Harvard weakens the legal argument for each individual action. The administration's attacks on universities and schools have been broader and more aggressive than previous actions, and the legal approach has raised questions about the government's use of federal grants to control private institutions.